adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/kəˈzak/
UK:/kəˈzɑːk/
UK:/ˈkazak/
US:/kəˈzɑk/
US:/kəˈzæk/
US:/ˈkæzæk/
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rhymes with -ɑːk
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 Z AE0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kazakhstani
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Gazakh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kazakhstani
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The national language of Kazakhstan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kazak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language
6
noun
Meaning 6
a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian country, Asian nation
7
noun
Meaning 7
a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kazak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Turki
History
Etymology
From Russian каза́х (kazáx), from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages.
Borrowed from Russian Каза́х (Kazáx).
Across languages
Translations
215 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Kazaks
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Afrikaans:
Kazachs
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Albanian:
kazah
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Albanian:
kazak
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Arabic:
كَازَاخِيّ
(kāzāḵiyy)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Armenian:
ղազախական
(ġazaxakan)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Asturian:
kazaquistanín
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Asturian:
kazakstanín
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Asturian:
kazaku
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Azerbaijani:
qazax
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Bashkir:
ҡаҙаҡ
(qaźaq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Belarusian:
каза́хскі
(kazáxski)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Belarusian:
каза́скі
(kazáski)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Bengali:
কাজাখ
(kajakh)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Bulgarian:
каза́хски
(kazáhski)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Catalan:
kazakh
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Chinese:
хазах
(hazah)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Chinese Mandarin:
哈薩克的 /哈萨克的
(hāsàkè de)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
East Circassian:
казах
(kazax)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Czech:
kazašský
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Danish:
kasakhisk
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Dutch:
Kazachs
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Esperanto:
kazaĥa
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Estonian:
kasahhi
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Finnish:
kazakkilainen
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
French:
kazakh
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Georgian:
ყაზახური
(q̇azaxuri)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
German:
kasachisch
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Greek:
καζακικός
(kazakikós)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Hindi:
कज़ाख़
(kazāx)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Hindi:
क़ज़्ज़ाक़
(qazzāq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Hungarian:
kazak
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Hungarian:
kazah
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Irish:
Casacach
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Irish:
Casaicise
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Japanese:
カザフの
(kazafu no)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Kazakh:
қазақ
(qazaq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Khmer:
កាហ្សាក់
(kaazak)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Korean:
카자흐의
(kajaheu-ui)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Kyrgyz:
казак
(kazak)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Latvian:
kazahu
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Latvian:
kazahisks
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Lithuanian:
kazachų
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Lithuanian:
kazachiškas
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Macedonian:
казашки
(kazaški)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Malay:
Kazakh
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Mongolian:
казах
(kazax)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Mongolian:
хасаг
(xasag)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Norwegian Bokmål:
kasakhstansk
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kasakhstansk
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Pashto:
قزاقي
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Persian:
قزاقی
(qazâqi)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Persian:
کزاخی
(kazâxi)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Polish:
kazachski
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Polish:
kazaski
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Polish:
kazachstański
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Portuguese:
cazaque
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Romanian:
kazah
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Russian:
каза́хский
(kazáxskij)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Serbo-Croatian:
казашки
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Serbo-Croatian:
kazaški
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Slovak:
kazašský
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Slovene:
kazaški
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Spanish:
kazajo
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Swedish:
kazakisk
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Tajik:
қазоқӣ
(qazoqi)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Tatar:
казакъ
(qazaq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Turkish:
Kazak
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Turkmen:
gazak
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Ukrainian:
каза́хський
(kazáxsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Urdu:
قازق
(qāzaq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Uyghur:
قازاق
(qazaq)
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Uzbek:
qozoq
— pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language
Afrikaans:
Kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Afrikaans:
Kazach
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Albanian:
kazah
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Albanian:
kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Southern Altai:
казак
(kazak)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Arabic:
قَزَاقِيّ
(qazāqiyy)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Arabic:
قَزَاقِيَّة
(qazāqiyya)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Arabic:
قَزَاق
(qazāq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Armenian:
ղազախ
(ġazax)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazaquistanín
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazakstanín
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazaku
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazaquistanina
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazakstanina
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Asturian:
kazaka
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Azerbaijani:
qazax
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Bashkir:
ҡаҙаҡ
(qaźaq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Belarusian:
каза́х
(kazáx)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Belarusian:
каза́шка
(kazáška)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Bulgarian:
каза́х
(kazáh)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Catalan:
kazakh
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Chagatai:
قزاق
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Chinese:
хазах
(hazah)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Chinese Mandarin:
哈薩克人 /哈萨克人
(Hɑ̄sɑ̀kèrén)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
East Circassian:
казах
(kazax)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Czech:
Kazach
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Czech:
Kazaška
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Danish:
kasakher
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Dutch:
Kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Esperanto:
kazaĥo
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Finnish:
kazakki
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
French:
Kazakh
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
French:
Kazakhe
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Georgian:
ყაზახი
(q̇azaxi)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
German:
Kasache
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
German:
Kasachin
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Greek:
Καζάκος
(Kazákos)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Greek:
Καζάκα
(Kazáka)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Hindi:
कज़ाख़
(kazāx)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Hungarian:
kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Hungarian:
kazah
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Irish:
Casacach
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Japanese:
カザフ人
(kazafujin)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Kalmyk:
хасг
(xasg)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Khakas:
хазах
(xazax)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Korean:
카자흐스탄인
(kajaheuseutanin)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Korean:
카자흐스탄 사람
(kajaheuseutan saram)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Kyrgyz:
казак
(kazak)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Latvian:
kazahs
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Latvian:
kazahiete
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Lithuanian:
kazachas
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Manchu:
ᡥᠠᠰᠠᡴ
(hasak)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Mongolian:
казах
(kazax)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Mongolian:
хасаг
(xasag)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Mongolian:
ᠬᠠᠰᠠᠭ
(qasaɣ)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Mongolian:
ᠺᠠᠽᠠᠭ
(kazaɣ)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
kasakhstaner
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kasakhstanar
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Persian:
قزاق
(qazzâq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Persian:
کزاخ
(kazâx)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Polish:
Kazach
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Polish:
Kazaszka
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Portuguese:
cazaque
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Romanian:
kazah
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Romanian:
kazahă
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
каза́х
(kazáx)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
каза́шка
(kazáška)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
каза́к
(kazák)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
каза́чка
(kazáčka)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
кирги́з
(kirgíz)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
кирги́зка
(kirgízka)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
киргѝз-кайса́к
(kirgìz-kajsák)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Russian:
киргѝз-кайса́чка
(kirgìz-kajsáčka)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Spanish:
kazajo
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Swahili:
Mkazaki
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Swedish:
kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Tajik:
қазоқ
(qazoq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Tatar:
казакъ
(qazaq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Turkish:
Kazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Ottoman Turkish:
قزاق
(Kazak)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Turkmen:
gazak
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Ukrainian:
каза́х
(kazáx)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Ukrainian:
каза́шка
(kazáška)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Uyghur:
قازاق
(qazaq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Uzbek:
qozoq
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Uzbek:
қозоқ
(qozoq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Written Oirat:
ᡍᠠᠰᠠᡎ
(xasag)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Xibe:
ᡥᠠᠰᠠᡣ ᠨᡞᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ
(hasak niyalma)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Yakut:
казах
(kazaq)
— a person from Kazakhstan or of that descent
Afrikaans:
Kazaks
— language
Afrikaans:
Kazachs
— language
Arabic:
قَزَاقِيَّة
(qazāqiyya)
— language
Armenian:
ղազախերեն
(ġazaxeren)
— language
Asturian:
kazaquistanín
— language
Asturian:
kazakstanín
— language
Asturian:
kazaku
— language
Catalan:
kazakh
— language
Cherokee:
ᎧᏌᎧ
(kasaka)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
哈薩克語 /哈萨克语
(hāsàkèyǔ)
— language